Rolled paper dispenser



Feb. 21, 195 0 B. H. LOCKE ROLLED PAPER DISPENSER Filed July 26 1947Patented Feb. 21, 1950 UNITED STATESPATENT oFFIcE ROLLED PAPER DISPENSERBurton H. Locke, Framingham, Mass.

Application July 26, 1947, Serial No. 763,805

My invention relates 4 Claims. (01. 242-555) pensers for rolled paperand is primarily adapted l to rolled toilet paper. The object of memvem,

tion is to provide a dispenser that permits easy.

and quick loading of the roll of paper and affor ds a means whereby thepaper can be shearedfrom; the roll at will, thereby, eliminating the.usual the roll of paper and will thereby afiord sanitary;

protection thereof; and a dispenser thatcanbe produced cheaply forreason that the housing and also the cover is susceptible of completemoulding from plastic, or the like. A'Efurther object is to afford animprovement in the .-dis-" penser set forth in my application filedMarch 14, 1947, Serial No. 734,706, now abandoned"; by the addition ofan improved cover to reenforce the construction of the dispenser and toafford complete enclosure of the roll of paper:

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved dispenser with the covershown in place.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of same taken at the loading end.

, Figure 3 is a bottom view of the dispenserwith the cover removed andwhen arranged to support the roll of paper axially on a spindle.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmental section taken on line 4-4 of Figures1 and 2, to show the reenforced clip construction.

My improved dispenser comprises generally a cylindrically shaped housingIn conforming; to

.the general shape and size of the full .roll of paper to be dispensed.In the constructionshown by Figures 1 and 2, the roll of paperf'issupported at its perifery by the housing and this appears to be thesimplest method of supporting the paper. However, the roll of papercouldbe supported on a spindle which could be provided integral with theclosed end of the housing, as shown in Figure 3. One end ll, of housingI0, is open to permit quick and easy insertion of the roll of paper andthe other end I2 is generally closed to strengthen the construction andto insure that the roll of paper be properly confined within the housingI 0.

The back side portion l3, of housing II], is generally provided with aflat portion M which generally extends endwise beyond the housing andhas a plurality of holes Hi to receive screws, or nails, or the like,for attaching the dispenser in operating position against a. wall orother support. A slot It for dispensing the paper is provided theshearing blade 19 extends a distance outward 2 through housing l0 andextends from the inside face ll, of the closed' end I2, to the openendH' thereof. The open end 18, of slot 16; diverges-to facilitate theinsertion of the loose end of the paper therein, as'the roll of paper isslidinto the dispenser housing. The roll of-paper can be? quickly andeasily slid'into the open end H, of: housing I0, and the :side of thefree end of the paper slid into slot 16 simultaneously therewith.vTherefore the dispenser is susceptible of quick: and easy loading.

A shearingblade I9 that extends outward from housing In isrprovided onone side of:slot l6 and the outer edge 20, thereof, is sharp and-itcould be serrated as shown in Figure 1 if desirable for bettershearing of the paper; The paper sheared from the roll by a crisp tug.at the loose end A, of the roll of paper B, executeddiagonally with theshearing edge 20. As shown;

from the housing I0 so that the free end of the paper will be'leftprotruding outside the dis-:' penser, after the paper is sheared on theedge 20, for the user to grasp the next time." 1

I conceive another construction wherein a spindle 2|, as shown in Figure3,could. be pro-' vided to support the roll of paper axially. In thisinstance, one end 22, of spindle 2|, would be integral with the fclosedend l2, of housing 10, and the other end 23 would be free and is usuallychamfered to permit the roll of paper being readily slid onto thespindle as it is slid into the open end ll, of housing It).

The housing In is weakened at the open end ll, thereof, by the slot l6extending through same. In order to strengthen the construction at thisend, I conceive the addition of a slip-on cover 24 that will function tointerlock with the wall of the housing, thereby retaining same rigidlyintact. The cover 24 comprises, in this instance, a circular plate 25conforming to the. outside of the housing and arranged to abut the end26 thereof. There is a sleeve section 21, integral with plate '25, tofit the inside of the housing wall and a plurality of clips 28 to fitover the outside of same to cooperate in rigidly retaining the housingwall therebetween. A triangular shaped rib 29 is provided between eachclip 28 and sleeve 21 for the purpose of rigidly connecting the saidclips to the sleeve. A plurality of slots 30 are provided in the end ofhousing III to receive the ribs 29 and to eliminate interferencetherewith. The outer edge of plate 25 is cut away at 3| to clear thefiat base portion of the housing I 0. It is obvious that cover 24 couldbe easily and quickly slid into place after the roll of paper is slidinto the housing. The cover 24 also serves to complete the enclosure ofthe roll of paper, thereby completing the sanitary protection thereof.

It is obvious that the construction of the housing is such that it canbe injection moulded in one piece which would afford a relativelyinexpensive article toproduce. Also, the cover can be moulded in onepiece and, therefore, the complete dispenser is'susceptible of beingproduced cheaply and at a low cost to the consumer.

I do not wish to be confined to the exact details set forth as same aresusceptible to modification without departing from the spirit or scopeof the invention to be set forth in the claims to follow. For example,the plurality of clips 28 could be extended to form a continous band, orsleeve, to encircle the housing without departing from the reenforcementof the open end of the housing. Conversely, the-sleeve 21 could. bereplaced by av plurality of clips if desirable.

I claim:

1. A dispenser forrolledpaper comprising a housing to receive a roll ofpaper, one end of said housing being opento admit the roll of paper, oneside of said housing being adapted for mounting in an operatingposition, a longitudinal slot in said housing for dispensing the paper,said slot being open cooperatively with the open end of said housing tofacilitate insertion of the paper, a shearing blade protruding from saidhousing at one side of said slot, the outer edge of said blade beingsuitable to sever the paper thereon, and a slip-cover for the open endof said housing comprising a plate to abut the end of the housing walland thereby complete the enclosure of the roll of paper, and a sleeveportion to fit inside of the housing wall, and a plurality ofintermittently spaced clips to contact the outside of the housing wallto secure the said wall against said sleeve and thereby retain the openend of the housing in operating position.

2. A dispenser for rolled paper as described in claim 1, withreenforcing ribs intermediate the said sleeve portion and .said clips.of said cover.

and slots in the open end of the housing wall to admit said ribs as thecover is applied to the housing.

3. A dispenser for rolled paper comprising a housing to receive a rollof paper, one end of said housing being open to admit the roll of paper,one side of said housing being adapted for mounting in an operatingposition, a longitudinal slot in said housing for dispensing the paper,said slot being open cooperatively with the open end of said housing tofacilitate insertion of the paper, a shearing blade protruding from saidhousing at one side of said slot, the outer edge of said blade beingsuitable to sever the paper thereon, and a slip-cover.for the open endof said housing comprising a plate to abut the end of the housing walland thereby complete the enclosure of the roll of paper, meansprojecting from said plate to contact the inside of the housing Wall andmeans projecting from said plate to contact the outside of the-housingwall to secure the said wall therebetween and thereby rigidly retain the.open end of the housing in operating. position.

4. A dispenser for rolled paper as described in claim 3, withreenforcing ribs intermediate the.

housing wall contacting means of said cover, and

slots in the open end of the housing wall to admit said ribs as thecover is applied to the housing.

BURTON H. LOCKE.

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